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Originally Posted by gjustice /img/forum/go_quote.gif
The sad thing is they can only catch idiots, who most likely just have it for their own personal use. While i feel no sympathy for them I would much rather they catch the people who make and distribute it on a large scale. On a side note, assuming they knew what they were doing and searched my computer(frist gen MacBook Pro) for all images they would come up with over 12,500 results...
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? REALLY. THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS!!!
Many people who engage in kiddie p*rn also abuse children through direct sexual contact. Some save pictures of themselves in at least some of the photos with the children they have abused. I imagine at least a few of those idiots returning from vacations in foreign countries, where they felt free to abuse children, have trophy photos. Would you prefer those men be stopped at the border or return to your neighborhood, where their actions may go unreported, if ever, for years?
Between 1969 and 1974, a well respected and trusted man in my upscale suburban neighborhood sexually abused over seven neighborhood girls that I personally know between the ages of 10 and 14. All were friends of his daughter, whom he also abused, and who was the same age. All incidents involved getting the girls very drunk (he was also a drunk), abusing them and sometimes taking photos (he also had his own darkroom). His wife knew what was going on, saw the photos, and did nothing. None of the girls told any adult until years later and only after the man was dead. They did not even tell each other and only found out long after they were adults and had children of their own. This obviously occured during pre-computer days, but he loved those photos and used them for his own "personal use" regularly. I have no doubt they would have been on his laptop with him at all times had laptops been invented.
Also, during the same time period, the local pediatrician abused young girls similarly, and sadly, some of same girls who had been victimized by the first man were abused by their own doctor as well (not in the office, but at his home). He was caught because he had photos (two decades worth) that he had scanned into his laptop, which he had accidentally left on an airplane. He fled to India, where, as far as I know, he still lives.
I'm not sure what I think about our government's right to search computers at the border. I have conflicting opinions and am aware that my personal and very emotional opinions aren't necessarily the best place to start when talking about what is legally right. But isn't the purpose to stop illegal goods and criminals from entering the country? I have no legal background, but shouldn't the rules for searching private property be a bit different? We don't question the searches of purses and suitcases? If they can look through my bras and panties, which I consider pretty personal, why the heck can't they look through my computer?
Regarding what customs may find, if I think about what I know about my male friends, I doubt a customs officer could even muster a yawn over yet another adult p*rn video or naked girlfriend shot. Savvier child abusers surely know about customs checks and wouldn't have any evidence of their activities on their computers, but what about the "idiots" who do? Haven't you guys seen those MSNBC shows? There's no shortage of dangerous idiots out there. Border searches may yield barely a drop in the bucket of child predators caught vs. those still out there, but considering most abuse multiple children, is it worth it?
